Every game, if it's popular enough, builds a community of players passionate and dedicated players. Online multiplayer franchises like Call of Duty are no exception.
Every community creates its own language to quickly communicate midgame. Here's a handy glossary of terms to better familiarize yourself in the warzone:
Glossary of key Call of Duty lingo
ADS – This stands for aim down sights.
Bunny hop – A jumping technique that lets players move farther than usual.
First Blood – The round's first casualty.
Flank – Surprise the enemy from the back or side.
Flash – A flashbang grenade.
Frag – Depending on the context, this can be used to describe either a kill or a grenade.
Gulag – This is where you end up when you die in Call of Duty: Warzone. Fight one-on-one against another fallen player match to earn a chance to return to the battle. The only way to return to the game if you die is if a teammate buys you back.
Hip Fire – When you fire a weapon without aiming.
Jiggle Peek – A technique that involves rapidly strafing to look around a corner.
K/D – Refers to the ratio of kills to a player's deaths. Used to gauge performance.
Killstreak – This is a reward you get for making multiple kills in a multiplayer match. They can also be found as loot or bought at a buy station.
Loot – An item that can be added to a player's inventory.
Mounting – Putting your weapon on a surface to reduce recoil.
Plunder – A game mode with the objective of collecting the most cash.
Spawn – When a player re enters the field of battle with a new life. Can also refer to the areas where players appear.
Strafe – Moving from side to side, usually for evasive maneuvering during a gunfight.
Stun – Using a grenade to slow another player down.'
Tac Map - A 2D top-down view of Verdansk, the area you explore and fight inside for Warzone.
Tac Sprint – A technique used to make the player sprint more quickly.
Wallbang – Shooting an enemy through cover or a wall.
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